Cameco resumes uranium output after flood
Canada’s Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has restored full production at its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in northern Saskatchewan after flooding earlier this month disrupted transportation between…
Uranium
Podcast: Tokenizing uranium on the blockchain, ft xU3O8’s Ben Elvidge
This week’s episode features Ben Elvidge, Product Lead of xU3O8, Head of Alternative Assets at Trilitech, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the tokenization of uranium on the Tezos…
Mining investor strategy pivots to growth stories from cash-makers: Canaccord
Sentiment across the mining sector remains broadly positive, with strong commodity prices, margins and free cash flow supporting a constructive outlook, Canaccord Genuity said after its fifth annual conference in…
BHP urged to assess rare earths at Olympic Dam
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) must assess whether rare earths and other critical minerals at its Olympic Dam mine complex can be commercially produced under a new agreement with South…
Fortune Bay gold assays shine in uranium country
Drilling at Fortune Bay’s (TSXV: FOR; US-OTC: FTBYF) Goldfields project in northern Saskatchewan has extended shallow historical near-surface mineralization at the Golden Pond target, just north of the Box gold…
Cameco halts Saskatchewan uranium mill after floods
Canadian uranium miner Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has temporarily halted production activities at its Key Lake mill and reduced activity at its McArthur River mine after flooding damaged transport…
Darlington SMR renews Canada’s nuclear maturity
Ontario has started construction on the first small modular reactor (SMR) in the G7, as rising power demand and tightening fuel markets test whether new nuclear projects can be delivered…
Blast from the Past: US deals blow to Canada over uranium contracts, Nov. 1959
Canada had become the world’s top uranium producer by 1958, with exports of the metal surpassing all others in value as Cold War demand surged. Boomtowns such as Elliot Lake,…
Australian state vote may allow uranium mining for first time in 40 years
The New South Wales (NSW) government has taken a major step towards potentially allowing uranium mining and nuclear energy in Australia’s most populous state. A bill to repeal the 1986…
Breaking the West’s uranium enrichment bottleneck
With a full U.S. ban on imported Russian enriched uranium set to take effect in 2028, Western utilities are moving to rebuild enrichment and conversion capacity. That shift is reshaping the economics of the nuclear…
Ottawa’s $6B skills push pits miners vs builders
Ottawa’s $6-billion (US$4.4-billion) push into skilled trades aims to ease a looming labour crunch, but it’s uncertain how much of the spending will reach mining – an industry already scrambling…
Uranium spotlight: Four companies worth a look – Part 2
Rising demand for nuclear energy is sustaining interest in uranium projects around the world. Here’s a list of four companies to watch. IsoEnergy IsoEnergy (TSX: ISO) is focused on the Athabasca Basin and its Larocque…